Beryllium ions might help in the hunt for dark matter. When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission. Here’s how it works. Using a quirk of quantum mechanics, ...

Physicists have placed part of a sapphire crystal into a quantum superposition, making it the heaviest object to show quantum effects, in a new take on Erwin Schrödinger's famous cat experiment. When ...

Researchers at Stanford University have unveiled an extraordinary crystal that holds the potential to revolutionize quantum technology. This significant breakthrough in materials science could pave ...

A crystal used in the study charges under UV light. The process created by the University of Chicago Pritzker School of Molecular Engineering Zhong Lab could be used with a variety of materials, ...

You probably know what a crystal is. We’ve all seen one, held one in our hands, and even tasted one on our tongue (for instance sodium chloride crystals, also known as “salt”). But what on earth is a ...